Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
Industry
Other
Corporate Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$7.5million
Lobbying Spending
$48.3million
Total Political Spending
$55.8million
Issues
- Spent $638K to oppose Prop. 30 (Defeated, 2022), which proposed a new income tax on those earning over $2 million to fund electric vehicle infrastructure and wildfire prevention
- Spent $159K to support Prop. 23 (Defeated, 2010), which sought to suspend the state’s climate change law until California’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.5% or lower for a full year
- Lobbied against bills that would have helped to address climate change and reduce harm to the environment, including: SB-757 (Vetoed, 2005-06), SB-350 (Passed, 2015-16)
- Lobbied against bills that would have created a single-payer healthcare system in California, including: SB-840 (Vetoed, 2007-08), SB-810 (Defeated, 2011-12), SB-562 (Defeated, 2017-18)
- Lobbied against bills that would have made California’s healthcare system more accessible and affordable, such as: AB-8 (Defeated, 2007-08), ABX1-1 (Defeated, 2007-08)
- Spent $130K on a committee supporting the anti-union Prop. 75 (Defeated, 2005)
- Spent $111K in support of the anti-union Prop. 32 (2012)
- Lobbied against SB-3 (Passed, 2015-16), which would have raised minimum wages
- Lobbied against bills that protect or expand workers’ rights, including: AB-343 (Vetoed, 2007-08), AB-1000 (Defeated, 2009-10)
- Spent $694K in support of Prop. 98 (Defeated, 2008), which would have prohibited rent control measures
- Lobbied against AB-1506 (Defeated, 2017-18), which was directed at protecting the rights of renters against exploitative landlords
- Lobbied against AB-71 (Defeated, 2021-22), which was directed at addressing the needs of unhoused individuals and families
- Spent $1.0 million to oppose Prop. 88 (Defeated, 2006), which would have imposed a parcel tax to fund K-12 public class size reduction, instructional material, school safety, facility grants, and data systems
- Spent $312K to oppose Prop. 13, 2020 (Defeated, 2020), which sought to authorize $15 billion in general obligation bonds for school and college facilities, including $9 billion for preschool and K-12 schools, $4 billion for universities, and $2 billion for community colleges
- Spent $159K to defeat Prop. 82 (Defeated, 2006), which would have established a free, voluntary, half-day public preschool program for all four-year-olds in California
- Lobbied against a bill, SB-499 (Defeated, 2015-16), that would have instituted higher-quality teacher evaluation systems in public schools
- Spent $673K on a committee opposing Prop. 25 (Passed, 2010)—which made it easier to pass a state budget despite corporate opposition—and supporting Prop. 26 (Passed, 2010)—which makes it harder to pass taxes that corporations oppose
- Lobbied against ACA-13 (Passed, 2013-14), which sought to increase transparency around political spending
- Spent $378K to support its “No New Taxes” project
- Gave $348K to “Californians for Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability,” which has sought to make it more difficult to generate the revenue necessary to meet communities’ needs
- Spent $232K to support its “Repeal the Death Tax” project to repeal Prop. 19 (Passed, 2020)
- Lobbied against numerous bills that would have raised revenue to meet critical needs across the state, including: SB-1014 (Defeated, 2007-08), AB-2492 (Defeated, 2009-10), AB-1836 (Defeated, 2009-10), AB-1604 (Defeated, 2009-10), SB-1017 (Defeated, 2013-14), AB-259 (Defeated, 2023-24)
Republicans
$285.4k
Democrats
$7.9k
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$293.3k
Californians Against the Statewide Parcel Property Tax, No on 88; No New Taxes Committee, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association; Small Business Action Committee PAC: OPPOSED: PROP 88 - EDUCATION FUNDING. REAL PROPERTY PARCEL TAX.
$1.0 million
A Coalition of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, funded by Thomas Coates, the California Association of Realtors Issues PAC, and the California Farm Bureau Federation, Yes Prop 98: SUPPORTED: PROP 98 - EMINENT DOMAIN. LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY.
$693.9k
Stop Hidden Taxes - No on 25/Yes on 26, a Coalition of Taxpayers and Employers: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 025 - CHANGES LEGISLATIVE VOTE REQUIREMENT TO PASS A BUDGET FROM TWO-THIRDS TO A SIMPLE MAJORITY. RETAINS TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIREMENT FOR TAXES. | SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 026 - INCREASES LEGISLATIVE VOTE REQUIREMENT TO TWO-THIRDS FOR STATE LEVIES & CHARGES. IMPOSES ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR VOTERS TO APPROVE LOCAL LEVIES & CHARGES WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS.
$672.7k
No New Taxes - No on 30, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 030 - TEMPORARY TAXES TO FUND EDUCATION. GUARANTEED LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING.
$443.5k
Vote Yes on Prop 6, Committee Major Funding from Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 006 - ELIMINATES CERTAIN ROAD REPAIR AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. REQUIRES CERTAIN FUEL TAXES AND VEHICLE FEES BE APPROVED BY THE ELECTORATE.
$417.9k
No New Taxes, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association:
$378.4k
Californians for Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability, Sponsored by California Homeowners, Taxpayers, and Businesses
$347.8k
No New Taxes, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Opposing PROP 13 - AB 48 (CHAPTER 530, STATUTES OF 2019), O'DONNELL. EDUCATION FINANCE: SCHOOL FACILITIES: PUBLIC PRESCHOOL, K-12, AND COLLEGE HEALTH AND SAFETY BOND ACT OF 2020 (Sponsored IE)
$312.5k
Repeal the Death Tax, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
$231.7k
No New Taxes - No on 30, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 030 - TEMPORARY TAXES TO FUND EDUCATION. GUARANTEED LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING. (Sponsored IE)
$194.8k
